Cody Bellinger began his career in 2017 with one of the most torrid home-run stretches for a rookie in baseball history. He hit 24 long balls in his first three months with the Dodgers and finished the year with 39 blasts.

Then he went cold for prolonged stretches in his second season, bouncing between first base and the outfield and struggling at times at the plate.

So far this year, though, he has found his best power stroke. On Thursday, he hit his 10th home run of the season — a go-ahead laser beam in the sixth inning against Brewers relief pitcher Matt Albers.

It has been tough watching Hernandez turn from elite iron man on the mound to floundering veteran, even though the decline was somewhat inevitable. His career started at age 19 and he has logged more than 2,500 career innings. Few in modern baseball have been the same after such a workload.

For the first six innings Thursday night, though, Hernandez offered a momentary glimpse of what he once was: efficient and mostly unhittable.

He couldn't keep it up, surrendering two runs in the seventh inning and failing to record an out in that frame. Seattle's bullpen then imploded and the Angels turned an eight-run deficit into a tie game in the eighth. That's how things have gone for Hernandez over the past few years.

There was still a positive outcome, however, as Jay Bruce's RBI single in the ninth gave Seattle an 11-10 win and ended its six-game skid.

4. Aaron Judge dives to rob Royals of hit

Anything Judge does in the outfield looks a little stiff given his height (listed as 6-7), but he's able to cover a lot of ground with his long strides and can be a sneaky good fielder in right.

His defensive ability was on display early Thursday evening against the Royals when he made this diving grab.

3. Chris Davis raises batting average above .100

Davis, who set the MLB record for most consecutive at-bats without a hit, raised his batting average to .106 with a pinch-hit single against the Rays. He's no longer the worst-hitting Orioles player, either; center fielder Cedric Mullins dropped below him at .089.

Davis later scored the game-winning run vs. Tampa Bay on this Joey Rickard double.

1. Cody Bellinger is breaking out — again

We probably shouldn't act surprised that Bellinger is hitting so well this season given his breakout rookie campaign.

Yet this run is something greater than before, a step forward from a previous quantum leap. His home run rate is up. His hard-hit percentage is up. He's set to have a career season even if he cools down significantly.